The Panther wrestling team had their _rst school competition of the season Saturday, Dec. 3 at MOC-Floyd Valley in Orange City, IA. In addition to MOC-FV, the Panthers also dualed with two other Iowa schools. They were Spirit Lake Park and West Lyon.

The first basketball game of the season for the Panther boys was an away contest versus Tea Area Friday, Dec. 9. Dakota Valley came ready to play and ready to win as they controlled the game for all 4 quarters to beat the Titans 67-43.

It was a close away game for the Dakota Valley girls varsity basketball roster as they fell short to Lennox 4550 on Tuesday, Dec. 6th.

The Dakota Valley boys basketball team has big goals this season as they look to repeat a stellar state performance and maintain their status as a powerhouse program for the conference, in Region 4A and for all of South Dakota.

The Dakota Valley girls basketball program is excited for another season of play after coming off of last year’s success which garnered a winning record and state berth. The Panthers placed 6th at the state tournament at Frost Arena in Brookings in March of 2022.

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Class A state volleyball play started on Thursday, Nov. 17 at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls.

Dakota Valley senior Emma Wiese signed her letter of intent to play softball at Morningside University in Sioux City on Monday, Nov. 14. Head Coach Brooke Pruner and assistant coach/assistant athletic director Jessica Jones-Sitzmann were on-hand for the signing, along with Wiese’s family, friends, teammates and high school coaches.

Senior Jake Pruchniak signed his national letter of intent on Wednesday, November 9th to play baseball at the University of Sioux Falls. Pruchniak will be used as a pitcher at the NCAA Division II school where USF competes in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.

Dakota Valley senior Isaac Bruns will trade in his Panther uniform for a Coyote jersey next year as he signed on to play Division 1 collegiate basketball at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion.